Reflecting on her time on the BBC programme, Lisa said: ‘I wanted to prove my right to dance and didn’t want to be the chunky monkey fat one.

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‘I was petrified of being lifted [by pro partner Robin Windsor]. I thought they won’t get me in the air. So I did it the other way around. It ended up being great for the show.’

Healthy Lisa looked spectacular during her appearance (Picture: ITV)

Lisa is now a size 14 no longer a ‘chunky monkey’, but when the Loose Women asked her if she’d be hitting the beach in swimwear this summer, she said no.

‘It’s bad enough [seeing] my reflection in the mirror,’ she said. ‘I feel really insecure at the moment. All the excess skin I’ve got now. I’ve got to have the (surgery to remove the skin) eventually. When I’m the right size.’

At the end of August, Lisa is heading out on the road with fellow Strictly stars Jay McGuiness, Aliona Vilani, Louis Smith and Chelsee Healey for a national Keep Dancing tour, kicking off in Bromley.

Who knows what kind of audacious moves Lisa will be throwing into her choreography.